Warner Baxter
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Warner Leroy Baxter was an American actor, known for his role as The Cisco Kid
in In Old Arizona
(1929
), for which he won the second Academy Award for Best Actor
in the 1928–1929 Academy Awards. Warner Baxter started his movie career in silent movies
. Baxter's most notable silent films are probably The Great Gatsby
(1926
) and The Awful Truth (1925
). Today The Great Gatsby is one of many lost film
s of the silent era. When talkies
came out, Baxter became even more famous. Baxter's most notable talkies are In Old Arizona (1929) 42nd Street
(1932
), and the 1931
20 minute short film, The Slippery Pearls
.
, and moved to San Francisco, California with his widowed mother in 1898, when he was nine. Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
, he and his family lived in a tent for two weeks. By 1910 Baxter was in vaudeville
, and from there began acting on the stage.
(1926), Aloma of the South Seas
(1926) as an island love interest opposite the famous dancer Gilda Gray
and a handsome but alcoholic doctor in West of Zanzibar with Lon Chaney
. His most famous starring role was as the Cisco Kid
in In Old Arizona
(1929), the first all-talking western, for which he won the second Academy Award for Best Actor
. He also starred in 42nd Street
(1933), Grand Canary
(1934), Broadway Bill
(1934) and Kidnapped
(1938).
By 1936, Baxter was the highest paid actor in Hollywood, but by 1943 he had slipped to B movie
roles, and he starred in a series of "Crime Doctor"
films for Columbia Pictures
. Baxter made over 100 films between 1914 and 1950.
in 1918, remaining married until his death in 1951. He suffered for several years from arthritis
, and in 1951 he underwent a lobotomy
to ease the pain. He died shortly after of pneumonia
and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
in Glendale, California
.
Baxter was a close friend of William Powell
with whom he starred in three films and was at Powell's side when Jean Harlow
died in 1937.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
at 6290 Hollywood Boulevard
.
When not acting, Baxter was an inventor and in 1935 co-created a revolver searchlight which would illiminate a target and allow a gunman to shoot at it in the dark. He later developed a radio device that would allow emergency crews to change traffic signals from two-blocks away and allow them to safely pass through intersections. He financed its installation at an intersection in Beverly Hills in 1940.
The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West...
in In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona is a 1929 American Western film directed by Irving Cummings and Raoul Walsh, nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film, which was based on the character of the Cisco Kid in the story The Caballero's Way by O...
(1929
1929 in film
-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
), for which he won the second Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Actor
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
in the 1928–1929 Academy Awards. Warner Baxter started his movie career in silent movies
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. Baxter's most notable silent films are probably The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1926 film)
The Great Gatsby is a silent film adaptation of the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was directed by Herbert Brenon, produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky at Famous Players-Lasky, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a famous example of a lost film....
(1926
1926 in film
-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
) and The Awful Truth (1925
1925 in film
-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
). Today The Great Gatsby is one of many lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
s of the silent era. When talkies
Sound film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades would pass before sound motion pictures were made commercially...
came out, Baxter became even more famous. Baxter's most notable talkies are In Old Arizona (1929) 42nd Street
42nd Street (film)
-Cast:*Warner Baxter as Julian Marsh, director*Bebe Daniels as Dorothy Brock, star*George Brent as Pat Denning, Dorothy's old vaudeville partner*Ruby Keeler as Peggy Sawyer, the newcomer*Guy Kibbee as Abner Dillon, the show's backer...
(1932
1932 in film
-Events:*Cary Grant's film career begins*Katharine Hepburn's film career begins*Shirley Temple's film career begins*Disney released Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film.*Santa, first sound film made in Mexico released....
), and the 1931
1931 in film
-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:*Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM*Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul*Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ*Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
20 minute short film, The Slippery Pearls
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools is a short comedy film produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by the film stars of the day...
.
Background
Baxter was born in Columbus, OhioColumbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, and moved to San Francisco, California with his widowed mother in 1898, when he was nine. Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, California, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.9; however, other...
, he and his family lived in a tent for two weeks. By 1910 Baxter was in vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
, and from there began acting on the stage.
Career
Baxter originally worked as an insurance agent, sales manager and commercial traveller. Baxter began his movie career as an extra in 1914 in a stock company and quickly rose to become a star. He had his first starring role in 1921, in a film called Sheltered Daughters. He starred in 48 features during the 1920s. His most notable silent roles were in The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby (1926 film)
The Great Gatsby is a silent film adaptation of the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was directed by Herbert Brenon, produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky at Famous Players-Lasky, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a famous example of a lost film....
(1926), Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1926 film)
Aloma of the South Seas is a 1926 silent film starring Gilda Gray as an erotic dancer. It was filmed in Puerto Rico and Bermuda. It was based on a 1925 play of the same title by John B. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens. Grossing US$3 million in the US alone, it was the most successful film of 1926 and the...
(1926) as an island love interest opposite the famous dancer Gilda Gray
Gilda Gray
Gilda Gray was a Polish born American actress and dancer who became famous in the US for popularizing a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions....
and a handsome but alcoholic doctor in West of Zanzibar with Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
. His most famous starring role was as the Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West...
in In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona is a 1929 American Western film directed by Irving Cummings and Raoul Walsh, nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film, which was based on the character of the Cisco Kid in the story The Caballero's Way by O...
(1929), the first all-talking western, for which he won the second Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Actor
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
. He also starred in 42nd Street
42nd Street (film)
-Cast:*Warner Baxter as Julian Marsh, director*Bebe Daniels as Dorothy Brock, star*George Brent as Pat Denning, Dorothy's old vaudeville partner*Ruby Keeler as Peggy Sawyer, the newcomer*Guy Kibbee as Abner Dillon, the show's backer...
(1933), Grand Canary
Grand Canary (film)
Grand Canary is a 1934 Fox film of A. J. Cronin's novel of the same title. The film was produced by Jesse L. Lasky and directed by Irving Cummings.-Cast:*Warner Baxter as Dr. Harvey Leith*Madge Evans as Lady Mary Fielding...
(1934), Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill is an American horse-racing - comedy film from 1934, directed by Frank Capra and starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy. In the UK the film was released as Strictly Confidential...
(1934) and Kidnapped
Kidnapped (1938 film)
Kidnapped is a 1938 adventure film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Warner Baxter and Freddie Bartholomew. It is based on the book Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.- Plot :...
(1938).
By 1936, Baxter was the highest paid actor in Hollywood, but by 1943 he had slipped to B movie
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
roles, and he starred in a series of "Crime Doctor"
Crime Doctor (character)
The Crime Doctor is a fictional character created by Max Marcin. A crook named Phil Morgan suffers amnesia and becomes criminal psychologist Dr. Robert Ordway....
films for Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
. Baxter made over 100 films between 1914 and 1950.
Personal life
Baxter married actress Winifred BrysonWinifred Bryson
-Biography:She was married twice, first to actor Warner Baxter from 1918 until his death in 1951 and then to Ferdinand H. Manger. Bryson began to perform publicly in 1914, initially in the musical comedy stage, and in the drama Regeneration with Bert Lytell...
in 1918, remaining married until his death in 1951. He suffered for several years from arthritis
Arthritis
Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints....
, and in 1951 he underwent a lobotomy
Lobotomy
Lobotomy "; τομή – tomē: "cut/slice") is a neurosurgical procedure, a form of psychosurgery, also known as a leukotomy or leucotomy . It consists of cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain...
to ease the pain. He died shortly after of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately owned cemetery in Glendale, California. It is the original location of Forest Lawn, a chain of cemeteries in Southern California. The land was formerly part of Providencia Ranch.-History:...
in Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
.
Baxter was a close friend of William Powell
William Powell
William Horatio Powell was an American actor.A major star at MGM, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series in which Powell and Loy played Nick and Nora Charles...
with whom he starred in three films and was at Powell's side when Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde" , Harlow was ranked as one of the greatest movie stars of all time by the American Film Institute...
died in 1937.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
at 6290 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
-Revitalization:In recent years successful efforts have been made at cleaning up Hollywood Blvd., as the street had gained a reputation for crime and seediness. Central to these efforts was the construction of the Hollywood and Highland shopping center and adjacent Kodak Theatre in 2001...
.
When not acting, Baxter was an inventor and in 1935 co-created a revolver searchlight which would illiminate a target and allow a gunman to shoot at it in the dark. He later developed a radio device that would allow emergency crews to change traffic signals from two-blocks away and allow them to safely pass through intersections. He financed its installation at an intersection in Beverly Hills in 1940.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Her Own Money | uncredited | |
| 1918 | All Woman All Woman All Woman is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Lisa Stansfield, the second single from her album, Real Love. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart, also reaching #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the UK Singles chart... |
uncredited | |
| 1919 | Lombardi, Ltd. | uncredited | |
| 1921 | First Love | Donald Halliday | |
| Cheated Hearts Cheated Hearts (film) Cheated Hearts is a 1921 drama film directed by Hobart Henley and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Herbert Rawlinson - Barry Gordon* Warner Baxter - Tom Gordon* Marjorie Daw - Muriel Bekkman* Doris Pawn - Kitty Van Ness* Winter Hall - Nathanial Beekman... |
Tom Gordon | ||
| The Love Charm | Thomas Morgan | ||
| Sheltered Daughters | Pep Mullins | ||
| 1922 | If I Were Queen | Vladimir | |
| A Girl's Desire | Jones/Lord Dysart | ||
| The Ninety and Nine | Tom Silverton/Phil Bradbury | ||
| The Girl in His Room | Kirk Waring | ||
| Her Own Money | Lew Alden | ||
| 1923 | St. Elmo St. Elmo (film) St. Elmo is a 1923 silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm. Distributed by Fox Film Corporation, the film is based on the 1867 novel of the same name written by Augusta Jane Evans. Today St. Elmo is a lost film.-Plot:When St... |
Murray Hammond | |
| Blow Your Own Horn | Jack Dunbar | ||
| In Search of a Thrill | Adrian Torrens | ||
| Those Who Dance | Bob Kane | ||
| 1924 | Christine of the Hungry Heart | Stuart Knight | |
| The Female | Col. Valentia | ||
| His Forgotten Wife | Donald Allen/John Rolfe | ||
| Alimony | Jimmy Mason | ||
| The Garden of Weeds | Douglas Crawford | ||
| 1925 | The Best People | Henry Morgan | |
| A Son of His Father A Son of His Father A Son of His Father is a 1925 silent film Western directed by Victor Fleming. Uncertain whether this is a lost or extant film -Cast:*Bessie Love - Nora Shea*Warner Baxter - Big Boy Morgan*Raymond Hatton - Charlie Grey*Walter McGrail - Holdbrook... |
Big Boy Morgan | ||
| Rugged Water | Calvin Horner | ||
| Welcome Home | Fred Prouty | ||
| The Awful Truth | Norman Satterlee | ||
| The Air Mail | Russ Kane | ||
| The Golden Bed The Golden Bed The Golden Bed is a 1925 drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive in the film archive at George Eastman House.-Cast:* Lillian Rich - Flora Lee Peake* Henry B... |
Bunny O'Neill | ||
| Mismates Mismates Mismates is a 1926 silent film starring Doris Kenyon and Warner Baxter. The movie was written by Sada Cowan from a play by Myron C. Fagan and directed by Charles Brabin.- Cast :*Doris Kenyon as Judy Winslow... |
Ted Carroll | ||
| 1926 | Aloma of the South Seas Aloma of the South Seas (1926 film) Aloma of the South Seas is a 1926 silent film starring Gilda Gray as an erotic dancer. It was filmed in Puerto Rico and Bermuda. It was based on a 1925 play of the same title by John B. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens. Grossing US$3 million in the US alone, it was the most successful film of 1926 and the... |
Nuitane | |
| The Runaway | Wade Murrell | ||
| Mannequin Mannequin (1926 film) Mannequin is a 1926 silent film romance produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. James Cruze directed and Alice Joyce, Warner Baxter and Dolores Costello were the stars... |
John Herrick | ||
| The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (1926 film) The Great Gatsby is a silent film adaptation of the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was directed by Herbert Brenon, produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky at Famous Players-Lasky, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a famous example of a lost film.... |
Jay Gatsby | now a lost film Lost film A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons... |
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| Miss Brewster's Millions | Thomas B. Hancock Jr | ||
| 1927 | The Coward | Clinton Philbrook | |
| Singed | Royce Wingate | ||
| Drums of the Desert | John Curry | ||
| The Telephone Girl | Matthew Standish | ||
| Craig's Wife | Walter Craig | ||
| 1928 | Danger Street | Rolly Sigsby | |
| Ramona Ramona (1928 film) Ramona is a 1928 silent drama film directed by Edwin Carewe, based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona. It starred Dolores del Rio and Warner Baxter.... |
Alessandro | ||
| Three Sinners | James Harris | ||
| The Tragedy of Youth | Frank Gordon | ||
| West of Zanzibar | Doc | directed by Tod Browning Tod Browning Tod Browning was an American motion picture actor, director and screenwriter.Browning's career spanned the silent and talkie eras... |
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| A Woman's Way | Tony | ||
| In Old Arizona In Old Arizona In Old Arizona is a 1929 American Western film directed by Irving Cummings and Raoul Walsh, nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film, which was based on the character of the Cisco Kid in the story The Caballero's Way by O... |
The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West... |
Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Actor Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry... |
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| 1929 | Romance of the Rio Grande | Pablo Wharton Cameron | |
| Behind That Curtain Behind That Curtain (film) Behind That Curtain is a 1929 mystery film directed by Irving Cummings, starring Warner Baxter and featuring Boris Karloff. It was the first Charlie Chan film to be made at Fox Studios. It was based on the novel of the same name. Charlie Chan is played by Korean American actor E. L... |
Col. John Beetham | ||
| The Far Call | |||
| Thru Different Eyes | Jack Winfield | ||
| Linda | Dr. Paul Randall | ||
| 1930 | Renegades Renegades (1930 film) Renegades is a 1930 film by Victor Fleming about four French legionnaires in North Africa who are betrayed by a woman. It stars Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy... |
Deucalion | |
| Such Men Are Dangerous | Ludwig Kranz | ||
| The Arizona Kid | The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West... |
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| The Squaw Man The Squaw Man (1931 film) The Squaw Man is a film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It was the third version of the same play that he filmed, and the first in sound. It stars Warner Baxter in the leading role. The film lost $150,000 in its initial release... |
James 'Jim' Wingate, aka Jim Carston | ||
| 1931 | Their Mad Moment | Esteban Cristera | |
| Doctors' Wives Doctors' Wives (1931 film) Doctors' Wives is a 1931 romantic drama film made by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Frank Borzage. The film stars Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett. The screenplay was written by Maurine Dallas Watkins, based on a novel by Henry Lieferant and Sylvia Lieferant.-Cast:*Warner Baxter as Dr. Judson... |
Dr. Judson Penning | ||
| The Stolen Jools The Stolen Jools The Stolen Jools is a short comedy film produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by the film stars of the day... |
The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West... |
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| Daddy Long Legs | Jervis Pendleton | ||
| The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West... |
The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West... |
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| Surrender Surrender (1931 film) Surrender is a 1931 film directed by William K. Howard, written by S.N. Behrman, and starring Warner Baxter, Leila Hyams, Ralph Bellamy, C. Aubrey Smith and Alexander Kirkland... |
Sgt. Dumaine | ||
| 1932 | Six Hours to Live | Capt. Paul Onslow | |
| Man About Town | Stephen Morrow | ||
| Amateur Daddy | Jim Gladden | ||
| 1933 | Dangerously Yours | Andrew Burke | |
| 42nd Street 42nd Street (film) -Cast:*Warner Baxter as Julian Marsh, director*Bebe Daniels as Dorothy Brock, star*George Brent as Pat Denning, Dorothy's old vaudeville partner*Ruby Keeler as Peggy Sawyer, the newcomer*Guy Kibbee as Abner Dillon, the show's backer... |
Julian Marsh | ||
| I Loved You Wednesday | Philip Fletcher | ||
| Paddy the Next Best Thing Paddy the Next Best Thing Paddy the Next Best Thing is a film starring Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter. The screen comedy was written by Edwin J. Burke and Gertrude Page, and directed by Harry Lachman.... |
Lawrence Blake | ||
| Penthouse Penthouse (film) Penthouse is a 1933 black-and-white crime film starring Warner Baxter as a lawyer whose clients are less than upright and Myrna Loy as a call girl who helps him with a murder case.... |
Jackson 'Jack' Durant | ||
| 1934 | Hell in the Heavens | Lt. Steve Warner | |
| As Husbands Go | Charles Lingard | ||
| Grand Canary Grand Canary (film) Grand Canary is a 1934 Fox film of A. J. Cronin's novel of the same title. The film was produced by Jesse L. Lasky and directed by Irving Cummings.-Cast:*Warner Baxter as Dr. Harvey Leith*Madge Evans as Lady Mary Fielding... |
Dr. Harvey Leith | ||
| Stand Up and Cheer! Stand Up and Cheer! Stand Up and Cheer! is a 1934 American musical film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. The screenplay by Lew Brown and Ralph Spence was based upon a story idea by Will Rogers and Philip Klein. The film is about efforts undertaken during the Great Depression to boost the morale of the country... |
Lawrence Cromwell | ||
| Such Women Are Dangerous | Michael Shawn | ||
| Broadway Bill Broadway Bill Broadway Bill is an American horse-racing - comedy film from 1934, directed by Frank Capra and starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy. In the UK the film was released as Strictly Confidential... |
Dan Brooks | ||
| 1935 | Under the Pampas Moon | Cesar Campo | |
| One More Spring One More Spring One More Spring is a 1935 film about three people living together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on the streets. The film was written by Edwin J... |
Jaret Otkar | ||
| La Fiesta de Santa Barbara La Fiesta de Santa Barbara La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 short comedy film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1936 for Best Short Subject... |
Short film | ||
| 1936 | White Hunter | Capt. Clark Rutledge | |
| To Mary – with Love | Jack Wallace | ||
| The Road to Glory | Captain Paul La Roche | ||
| The Prisoner of Shark Island The Prisoner of Shark Island The Prisoner of Shark Island is a 1936 film loosely based on the life of Samuel Mudd, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by John Ford, and starring Warner Baxter and Gloria Stuart.-Plot:... |
Dr. Samuel Mudd Samuel Mudd Samuel Alexander Mudd I, M.D. was an American physician who was convicted and imprisoned for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison in 1869... |
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| King of Burlesque King of Burlesque King of Burlesque is a 1936 musical film about a former burlesque producer played by Warner Baxter who moves into a legitimate theatre does very well, until he marries a socialite... |
Kerry Bolton | ||
| The Robin Hood of El Dorado | Joaquin Murrieta Joaquin Murrieta Joaquin Carrillo Murrieta , also called the Mexican or Chilean Robin Hood or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a semi-legendary figure in California during the California Gold Rush of the 1850s... |
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| 1937 | Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Dr. Judd Lewis | |
| Vogues of 1938 Vogues of 1938 Vogues of 1938 is a 1937 musical film distributed by United Artists, directed by Irving Cummings, written by Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack, and starring by Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett... |
George Curson | ||
| Slave Ship Slave Ship (1937 film) Slave Ship is a 1937 film directed by Tay Garnett, starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery. The supporting cast includes Mickey Rooney, George Sanders, Jane Darwell, and Joseph Schildkraut... |
Jim Lovett | ||
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Tony Newlander | |
| Kidnapped Kidnapped (1938 film) Kidnapped is a 1938 adventure film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Warner Baxter and Freddie Bartholomew. It is based on the book Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.- Plot :... |
Alan Breck | ||
| 1939 | Barricade Barricade (1939 film) Barricade is a 1939 adventure film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Alice Faye, Warner Baxter, Charles Winninger, Arthur Treacher, and Keye Luke.-Plot:... |
Hank Topping | |
| Wife, Husband and Friend | Leonard Borland aka Logan Bennett | ||
| Return of the Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West... |
The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West... |
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| 1940 | Earthbound | Nick Desborough | |
| 1941 | Adam Had Four Sons Adam Had Four Sons Adam Had Four Sons is a 1941 drama and romance film, starring Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, and Susan Hayward.-Plot:Warner Baxter portrays the wealthy, easy-going patriarch of a family that falls on hard times after the death of his wife and a stock market crash that wipes out his wealth. Recently... |
Adam Stoddard | |
| 1943 | Crime Doctor Crime Doctor (film) Crime Doctor is a crime film starring Warner Baxter as a man with amnesia determined to remember his past. The film, released by Columbia Pictures, was based on the Crime Doctor radio program and was followed by nine sequels:... |
Dr. Robert Ordway, formerly Phil Morgan | first of 10 films in the Crime Doctor B-film series |
| Crime Doctor's Strangest Case | Dr. Robert Ordway | ||
| 1944 | Shadows in the Night | Dr. Robert Ordway | |
| Lady in the Dark Lady in the Dark (film) Lady in the Dark is a 1944 Technicolor musical film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Ginger Rogers. It was nominated for three Academy Awards; for Best Cinematography, Best Music and Best Art Direction .... |
Kendall Nesbitt | ||
| 1945 | Crime Doctor's Warning | Dr. Robert Ordway | |
| The Crime Doctor's Courage | Dr. Robert Ordway | ||
| 1946 | Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Dr. Robert Ordway | |
| Just Before Dawn Just Before Dawn (1946 film) Just Before Dawn is a 1946 American black-and-white crime/mystery film based on the radio drama Crime Doctor. The film is the seventh production of the series, written by Max Marcin and adapted to the screen by Eric Taylor and Aubrey Wisberg. It was directed by William Castle and starred Warner... |
Dr. Robert Ordway | ||
| 1947 | Crime Doctor's Gamble | Dr. Robert Ordway | |
| The Millerson Case | Dr. Robert Ordway | ||
| 1948 | The Gentleman From Nowhere | Earl Donovan/Robert Ashton | |
| 1949 | The Crime Doctor's Diary | Dr. Robert Ordway | last of the Crime Doctor series |
| The Devil's Henchman The Devil's Henchman The Devil's Henchman is a 1949 movie featuring Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes, Mike Mazurki, and Regis Toomey. The film was written by Eric Taylor and directed by Seymour Friedman.-Cast:*Warner Baxter as Jess Arno*Mary Beth Hughes as Silky... |
Jess Arno | ||
| Prison Warden | Warden Victor Burnell | ||
| 1950 | State Penitentiary | Rodger Manners | |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House O. Henry's Full House O. Henry's Full House is an anthology film made by 20th Century Fox, consisting of five separate stories by O. Henry. The film was produced by André Hakim and directed by five separate directors from five separate screenplays. The music score was composed by Alfred Newman... |
clip of Baxter from The Cisco Kid |